11284293

Location-Based Telecommunication Prioritization

Technical Abstract

Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A computer-implemented method comprising: obtaining telecommunication data corresponding to a first cell site, the first cell site having a communication capacity within a first coverage region, the first coverage region comprising a set of subregions; obtaining condition data corresponding to a focus area within the first coverage region, the focus area having an emergency condition; generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a first classification for a first subregion of the set of subregions wherein the generating the first classification comprises calculating a ratio selected from the group consisting of: a first ratio of a number of communication devices in the first subregion to a number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a second ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the first subregion to a number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region; and assigning, based on the first classification, a first portion of the communication capacity to the first subregion, the assigning the first portion comprising permitting a first predetermined number of communication devices within the first subregion to access a telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: obtaining caller data that indicates a number of times a communication device previously accessed the telecommunications network by the first cell site; determining that the number of times does not exceed a threshold; and permitting, in response to the determining, the communication device to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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3. A system comprising: a processor; and a memory in communication with the processor, the memory containing program instructions that, when executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising: obtaining telecommunication data corresponding to a first cell site, the first cell site having a communication capacity within a first coverage region, the first coverage region comprising a set of subregions; obtaining condition data corresponding to a focus area within the first coverage region, the focus area having an emergency condition; generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a first classification for a first subregion of the set of subregions, wherein the generating the first classification comprises calculating a ratio selected from the group consisting of: a first ratio of a number of communication devices in the first subregion to a number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a second ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the first subregion to a number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region; and assigning, based on the first classification, a first portion of the communication capacity to the first subregion, the assigning the first portion comprising permitting a first predetermined number of communication devices within the first subregion to access a telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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4. The system of claim 3 , the method further comprising: obtaining caller data that indicates a number of times a communication device previously accessed the telecommunications network by the first cell site; determining that the number of times does not exceed a threshold; and permitting, in response to the determining, the communication device to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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5. A computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising: obtaining telecommunication data corresponding to a first cell site, the first cell site having a communication capacity within a first coverage region, the first coverage region comprising a set of subregions; obtaining condition data corresponding to a focus area within the first coverage region, the focus area having an emergency condition; generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a first classification for a first subregion of the set of subregions, wherein the generating the first classification comprises calculating a ratio selected from the group consisting of: a first ratio of a number of communication devices in the first subregion to a number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a second ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the first subregion to a number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region; and assigning, based on the first classification, a first portion of the communication capacity to the first subregion, the assigning the first portion comprising permitting a first predetermined number of communication devices within the first subregion to access a telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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6. The computer program product of claim 5 , the method further comprising: obtaining caller data that indicates a number of times a communication device previously accessed the telecommunications network by the first cell site; determining that the number of times does not exceed a threshold; and permitting, in response to the determining, the communication device to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising: generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a second classification for a second subregion of the set of subregions; and assigning, based on the second classification, a second portion of the communication capacity to the second subregion, the assigning the second portion comprising permitting a second predetermined number of communication devices within the second subregion to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 , wherein the generating the second classification comprises calculating an additional ratio selected from the group consisting of: a third ratio of a number of communication devices in the second subregion to the number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a fourth ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the second subregion to the number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region.

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9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the first classification further comprises calculating a fifth ratio of a number of people in the first subregion to a number of people in the first coverage region.

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10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the first classification further comprises calculating a sixth ratio of a size the focus area to a size of the first subregion.

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11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the first classification is further based on second telecommunication data corresponding to a second cell site having a second communication capacity within a second coverage region, and wherein a portion of the focus area is within the second coverage region.

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12. The system of claim 3 , the method further comprising: generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a second classification for a second subregion of the set of subregions; and assigning, based on the second classification, a second portion of the communication capacity to the second subregion, the assigning the second portion comprising permitting a second predetermined number of communication devices within the second subregion to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the generating the second classification comprises calculating an additional ratio selected from the group consisting of: a third ratio of a number of communication devices in the second subregion to the number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a fourth ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the second subregion to the number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region.

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14. The system of claim 3 , wherein the generating the first classification further comprises calculating a fifth ratio of a number of people in the first subregion to a number of people in the first coverage region.

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15. The system of claim 3 , wherein the generating the first classification further comprises calculating a sixth ratio of a size the focus area to a size of the first subregion.

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16. The system of claim 3 , wherein the generating the first classification is further based on second telecommunication data corresponding to a second cell site having a second communication capacity within a second coverage region, and wherein a portion of the focus area is within the second coverage region.

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17. The computer program product of claim 5 , the method further comprising: generating, based on the telecommunication data and the condition data, a second classification for a second subregion of the set of subregions; and assigning, based on the second classification, a second portion of the communication capacity to the second subregion, the assigning the second portion comprising permitting a second predetermined number of communication devices within the second subregion to access the telecommunications network by the first cell site.

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18. The computer program product of claim 17 , wherein the generating the second classification comprises calculating an additional ratio selected from the group consisting of: a third ratio of a number of communication devices in the second subregion to the number of communication devices in the first coverage region, and a fourth ratio of a number of phone calls originating from the second subregion to the number of phone calls originating from the first coverage region.

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Publication Date

March 22, 2022

Inventors

Sathya Santhar
Sarbajit K. Rakshit
Balamurugaramanathan Sivaramalingam
Samuel Mathew Jawaharlal
Mukundan Sundararajan

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